[Blindmath] AP Statistics

[John Gardner]

Hi Sean.  I'm sure that readers of this will agree that accessible College
Board materials should be provided.  My opinion is that the right accessible
format is DAISY XML.  This form can be read directly in speech or Braille,
and it can also be translated routinely to a variety of bralle formats.
Most of this capability exists today, although better, more user-friendly
improvements are still needed.

Information about DAISY is available from www.daisy.org.  FYI the DAISY XML
format is presently being integrated with epub so that the next version of
epub will be an excellent format for everybody.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sean Tikkun
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:16 AM
To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindmath] AP Statistics

I am looking for Braille materials related to AP Statistics.  Namely z and t
score charts and the formula sets.  Some of the formulas are particularly
unwieldy in Nemeth.  As a sighted teacher who is a mathematician I'm wanting
to prepare my student well for what he will need to do and access in
College.

I'm getting the materials from the College Board.  But it seemed very
inequitable that sighted people could download  PDF instantly, and a blind
person would need to call in a request and be on the phone for over an hour
to get the same materials in braille.  Am I crazy or shouldn't there be a
BRF and TXT file right next to that PDF?  In  perfect world that is...

Any help, advice or experience would be appreciated.

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